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← FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,295,854
Total expenses
$5,173,990
Contributions and grants received
$5,104,217
Grants paid
$4,509,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$254,184
Other revenue
-$62,547
Total assets, end of year
$9,561,723
Total liabilities, end of year
$31,992
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,529,731
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,754,363
Management and general expenses
$290,687
Fundraising expenses
$128,940
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,754,363

Program services were 91.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,104,217

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $25,465

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $196,163 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $196,163

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,403,842

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $3,345,821

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $58,021

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $58,021 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $58,021

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $44,670

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $432,120

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $107,217

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$62,547 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$62,547

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $4,509,000 · program services $4,509,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $9,748 · program services $0 · management and general $9,748 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,768 · program services $0 · management and general $1,768 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,137 · program services $0 · management and general $1,137 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $146,700 · program services $0 · management and general $146,700 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $106,753 · fundraising $106,753

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $18,113 · program services $0 · management and general $18,113 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $236,707 · program services $185,526 · management and general $51,181 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $29,784 · program services $2,366 · management and general $9,898 · fundraising $17,520

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $16,677 · program services $0 · management and general $16,677 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $51,509 · program services $41,436 · management and general $8,561 · fundraising $1,512

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,089 · program services $8,934 · management and general $0 · fundraising $3,155

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $23,791 · program services $0 · management and general $23,791 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING

    total $3,113 · program services $0 · management and general $3,113 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,101 · program services $7,101 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,237,652 · end of year $2,151,321

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $341,702 · end of year $345,501

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $64,856

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $37,367 · end of year $26,188

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,324,791 · end of year $6,973,857

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $55,714 · end of year $31,992

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,906,848 · end of year $6,986,546

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,978,950 · end of year $2,543,185

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND WAS ESTABLISHED TO SAFEGUARD HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CONTINUED PRESENCE OF THE CHRISTIAN MINORITY IN THE HOLY LAND. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES CHRISTIANS IN THE HOLY LAND WITH HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT.

  • EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - TO ASSIST CHRISTIANS IN THE HOLY LAND, FFHL PAYS THE COST OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR SELECT CHRISTIAN STUDENTS WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED AND WHO MAINTAIN A B AVERAGE THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY CHRISTIAN STUDENT APPLYING FOR A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE PROGRAM. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE CHOSEN BY THE FFHL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD COMPRISED OF FOUR U.S.-BASED COLLEGE PROFESSORS. TUITION IS CONTINGENT UPON RECEIPT AND VALIDATION OF THE STUDENTS ACCEPTANCE LETTER FROM THE UNIVERSITY. THE STUDENT BEGINS THEIR STUDIES IN THE FALL AND THE PAYMENT FOR THEIR SCHOOL TUITION COMMENCES. OVER MORE THAN 20 YEARS, THE FOUNDATION HAS DISBURSED $7,836,277 FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. SPONSOR A CHILD PROGRAM - SPONSORS PROVIDE $500 PER YEAR FOR SEVEN YEARS TO PAY THE TUITION OF A CHILD IN A LOW-INCOME FAMILY. IN 2023, OUR CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDED THE TUITION FOR 6TH TO 12TH GRADE ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED STUDENTS IN THE HOLY LAND WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE RECEIVING AN EDUCATION. SINCE 2004, WE HAVE PROVIDED $1,413,000 IN FUNDING FOR THEIR EDUCATION.

    Expenses $970,789 · Grants $902,000

  • HUMANITARIAN - THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS IN THE HOLY LAND INCLUDING THE BETHLEHEM BOYS HOME, THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY CENTER, AND CHILDREN WITHOUT BORDERS. THE BETHLEHEM HOME WAS ESTABLISHED TO CARE FOR CHRISTIAN CHILDREN IN NEED BECAUSE OF SERIOUS SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS. THE HOME PROVIDES THESE CHILDREN (AGES 6-18) WITH A SAFE AND CARING ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEIR NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED BY PROFESSIONAL STAFF. THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED IN BETHLEHEM IN 2004 TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING TO THOSE CHRISTIAN FAMILIES WHO HAVE SUFFERED TRAUMA FROM THE CONFLICT IN BETHLEHEM. THE CENTER ALSO SPONSORS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. CHILDREN WITHOUT BORDERS UTILIZES THE PRACTICE AND TRAINING OF SOCCER TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN YOUTH OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN AN ENVIRONMENT OF PEACE, LIBERTY, AND COOPERATION THROUGH THE FUN AND FELLOWSHIP OF ATHLETICS.

    Expenses $279,367 · Grants $267,000

  • OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE AID TO CHRISTIAN REFUGEES,SUPPORTING THE RESTORATION OF THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SUPPORT FOR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES IN ISRAEL AND THE WEST BANK.

    Expenses $3,504,207 · Grants $3,340,000

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Timothy Lynagh

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $9,748
    From this org
    $9,748
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    21

  • Eugene J Alfonsi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Raymond Arroyo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Joyce Ks Babiak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James M Cornelius

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James N Corrigan Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Most Rev Bishop Frank Dewane

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • His Eminence Cardinal Timothy M Dol

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • P Jewel Nackard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Most Rev Bishop Thomas J Paprocki

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicholas G Sansone

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard C Stanzel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Very Rev Francesco Patton Ofm

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rev Peter Vasko Ofm

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Denise Scalzo Ofs

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hon Will Hartnett

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Most Rev Christophe Pierre

    SPECIAL ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443209349309819

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